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(AP) --  Nobody gave Kendrick Lewis much though twhen the Kansas City Chiefs made him their fifth-round draft pick last year.

He wasn't even the best player out of Ole Miss to be selected by the Chiefs - they also picked versatile running back Dexter McCluster in the early rounds.

But Scott Pioli saw something in Lewis on video, so the Chiefs' general manager called in to make Lewis the 136th overall pick.

The second-year safety has assumed a much bigger role with the Chiefs, who lost Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry to a season-ending knee injury in the first game of the season.

Lewis has picked off a pass each of the past two weeks, returning one of them 59 yards for a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders.

He also recovered a fumble in Monday night's 23-20 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers that gave Kansas City a  share of the AFC West lead.

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